Straight Ahead Ensemble (Ensemble Night): In the Straight Ahead Ensemble, swing, bebop, and straight-ahead material take center stage, masterfully presented by master musician Dan Gottshall. The work focuses on quickly grasping functional harmonic relationships, memorizing spontaneously, and playing without a lead sheet in order to deepen interpretive freedom and improvisational sovereignty. Head arrangements are developed, and interaction and "spontaneous arrangement" in ensemble playing are consistently internalized. This creates a sound aesthetic that is nourished by precise formal awareness and alert presence. Jazz History Ensemble (Ensemble Night): The concert centers on developing various arrangements and pieces from jazz history in its entirety, combined with an attempt at stylistic comparison of different eras. Historical performance practice serves as the frame of reference, into which instrumental personal styles are consciously incorporated. Special attention is paid to phrasing nuances such as growl, jungle style, and varying vibrato forms, as well as intonation and interaction within a multi-part brass section. When possible, transcriptions, original compositions, and arrangements also flow into the ensemble work. The ensemble is led by Prof. Fiete Felsch.

Line-Up:

Straight Ahead Ensemble:

Tereze Anna Pogina — Vocals

Elias Kobulashvili — Saxophone

Martyn Badzay — Trumpet

Julian Schröder — Trumpet

Jip Kröger — Guitar

Michael Brunzema — Piano

Philip Siemen — Bass

Luis Eduardo Tonos Ramirez — Drums

Simon Gums — Vibraphone

Jazz History Ensemble:

Laura Ayala Halbach — Vocals

Ronald Feliz Pineda — Saxophone

Jip Kröger — Guitar

Simon Gums — Vibraphone

Sebastián Mueses — Bass

Noah Schulte-Hemming — Drums

Admission and advance ticket sales: See ticket link. Box office: Available if not sold out in advance.

Tickets: https://jazzhall.hfmt-hamburg.de/tickets/?eid=185354

Entrance to JazzHall is via the main entrance of the Hochschule für Musik und Theater at Milchstraße 12 - not via Harvestehuder Weg.

Event organizer (for questions about tickets or program, please contact directly): Jazz@HfMT (jazzhall@hfmt-hamburg.de)